Neira selected

Xavier Neira has been selected to lead the 2013 deadCenter Film Festival board of directors. Neira is the Oklahoma director of development for Manhattan Construction Company.

The deadCENTER Film Festival is proud to announce that Xavier Neira has been selected to lead the 2013 deadCENTER Film Festival Board of Directors. Neira is the Oklahoma director of development at Manhattan Construction Company, Oklahoma’s first corporate construction company, established in 1896.

“Xavier is an exceptional community leader in business, education, arts and tourism,”
said Lance McDaniel, deadCENTER executive director. “He understands the importance of a thriving independent film industry in attracting businesses, employees and tourists to the state. We
expect an ever larger and more successful film festival this summer under his leadership.”

Neira is a commissioner on the Oklahoma Tourism Board and has served as chairman of the State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, president of the Latino Community Development Agency and national treasurer for the Republican National Hispanic Assembly. He also serves on the board of directors for the Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools, Teach for America, Oklahoma City Educare, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, Leadership Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Heritage Association
and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

deadCENTER is Oklahoma’s largest film festival and one of the 20 “Coolest” festivals in the world, according toMovieMaker magazine. For the past 12 years, deadCENTER has featured thousands of films from around the world and all over Oklahoma. Last year’s festival included appearances by James Marsden, Megan Mullally, Famke Janssen, Nick Offerman, and Chris Kattan. The 2013 festival takes place June 5-9 in downtown Oklahoma City. Find out more at www.deadcenterfilm.org.